is this possible? Massa surely can't stay at Ferrari for another useless year.....I don't think Michael wants to retire, he isnt looking like he did in 2006......, so, if Merc replaced him, could a 1 year move to Ferrari be possible?

is this possible? Massa surely can't stay at Ferrari for another useless year.....I don't think Michael wants to retire, he isnt looking like he did in 2006......, so, if Merc replaced him, could a 1 year move to Ferrari be possible?

*dreams of it*

Of course no.Before Schumacher i am pretty sure Ferrari will be looking to the pirelli test cause Robert Kubica.Even before Kubica they are a few driver in the listo, so , no even close.

I actually think Schumi would jump at a year back at Ferrari, if he was offered equal status at least until the points situation played out. But they wont offer him that, because:
1. Massa will do the same job Schumacher will do;
2. at a much cheaper price, and
3. accept from day 1 that he's the #2.

We all know Michael's leaving Mercedes just so his friend Lewis isn't without a drive next year, just like he so generously did for Felipe in 2006 Now that there's a gap at McLaren, he may decide he still has the desire to continue. Sadly for him, I doubt the desire will be mutual.

Schumacher is far too close to Massa to be responsible for putting him out of a drive. Not going to happen. Plus Luca would realise it would unsettle the team too much. History is best left in the past. It's either McLaren or he goes home.

is this possible? Massa surely can't stay at Ferrari for another useless year.....I don't think Michael wants to retire, he isnt looking like he did in 2006......, so, if Merc replaced him, could a 1 year move to Ferrari be possible?

*dreams of it*

Yes, he is not looking like in 2006.

He is looking resigned, he puts the fight, but when things don't go his way, he simply moves on... He looks like he lacks the fire of back then.

Interestingly, Schumacher ending up at Sauber, would take him full-circle, since he raced for the team in sportscars prior to his F1 debut... plus both team and driver are based in Switzerland. (Seriously, this would be a bigger surprise than Lewis jumping ship to Mercedes.)

I hope Michael got to leave on his terms, although I am beginning to think Mercedes took the decision away from him. I would agree, now is the time to walk away from F1. Why risk it all just to battle for the odd podium? He hoped to be part of a team that was challenging for titles by now. It hasn't happened, he is unlikely to find a seat in a top tier team, and (to my mind) the only option is to retire gracefully (again).

I hope Michael got to leave on his terms, although I am beginning to think Mercedes took the decision away from him. I would agree, now is the time to walk away from F1. Why risk it all just to battle for the odd podium? He hoped to be part of a team that was challenging for titles by now. It hasn't happened, he is unlikely to find a seat in a top tier team, and (to my mind) the only option is to retire gracefully (again).

I think he just wants to drive. He has gotten 7 championships and like 91 wins I think that's fine, I don't think he cares about his legacy and what people think of him and his career.

No one in the world, not even himself, thinks Schumi can challenge Alonso with the same car.

He perfectly knows what his role would be in Ferrari, not because they will tell him so, but because what he´s capable of these days.

So, considering that, retirement or one farewell year at Ferrari gathering some podiums and perhaps a victory?, i don´t think Sauber would bet on him.

It is not just the farewell year. It could be about an ambassador role when he retires for good. After what happened at Mercedes and the fact that they did not anounce a new role for him, makes me think he won´t be with them. His connections to Ferrari are still very good. Some people I know say that his manager and he did go over to the Ferrari moterhome quite a lot this year.

It is not just the farewell year. It could be about an ambassador role when he retires for good. After what happened at Mercedes and the fact that they did not anounce a new role for him, makes me think he won´t be with them. His connections to Ferrari are still very good. Some people I know say that his manager and he did go over to the Ferrari moterhome quite a lot this year.

It´s normal he and his people is still in contact with Ferrari, so many years and experiences.

Ferrari pushed Schumi to retirement, so the fact that he wanted to drive for Mercedes when he had the chance can´t be a negative thing for a possible comeback now.

Let´s see what happens these days, i´m not ruling out the possibility.